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Oak Park-River Forest Doesn't Make Newsweek's Best High School List
The magazine's 2013 rankings came out Monday and did not include OPRF, which made US News & World Report's list just two weeks ago.
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Newsweek did not include Oak Park and River Forest High School in its 2013 rankings of best high school's in the U.S.—even though U.S. News & World Report ranked the school #581 in the nation and #25 in Illinois just two weeks ago.
For its rankings, Newsweek sent out a survey to more than 5,000 high schools in the U.S., with about 2,500 schools responding in 2013. You can see the details about the other ranked high schools by clicking on the markers in the interactive map above.
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The survey scores were then weighted and calculated using several criteria including on-time graduation and college acceptance rates. In addition, instead of averaging the number of courses offered, this year Newsweek considered the percentage of students enrolled in AP, IB or Advance International Certificate courses. The final scores then determined Newsweek’s final rankings.
You can read more about Newsweek's methodology here.
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